Kudos: Gruber and Kobelsky

Sociology Professor James Gruber was recently quoted in an article featured in Monitor, American Psychological Association’s monthly publication. Gruber researches school-based sexual harassment and its affect on students. “Sexual harassment, more so than bullying, diminishes students' trust of teachers … sexually harassed students are much more alienated from school than bullied students in terms of thinking about quitting or transferring schools or skipping school,” he said. Gruber’s research also indicates that lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning students suffered more than other students. Read the article.

A research paper written by Kevin Kobelsky, assistant professor of accounting, will be featured in an upcoming edition of Accounting Horizons journal. Kobelsky wrote the article, “Determinants of the Persistence of Internal Control Weaknesses,” with help from Marcia Weidenmier and Bonnie Klamm. The article examines the internal control weaknesses firms are required to report under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and finds the specific type of weakness matters in its ability to predict persistence of future weakness. This has implications for investors and creditors in their evaluation of reported control weaknesses, Kobelsky said. The article is set to appear in the June edition.